Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) on Archaeology
1- The study of wood charcoal is termed what?
(A) Malacology
(B) Palaeoethnobotany
(C) Palaeobotany
(D) Anthracology
2- What kind of material can be suitably dated using Potassium-Argon dating method?
(A) shells
(B) buried skeleton
(C) volcanic rock
(D) wood
3- What is the study of the biochemical determination of diet from archaeological remains known?
(A) Palaeoepidemiology
(B) Palaeodemography
(C) Palaeopathology
(D) Palaeodietary
4- The combined study of archaeological and geomorphological records and the recognition of how natural and human-induced processes alter landscapes is known as?
(A) Geoarchaeology
(B) Palaeoecology
(C) Geonomics
(D) Micromorphology
5- The study of rocks and fossils is known as
(A) Paleology
(B) Entomology
(C) Paleontology
(D) Ichthyology
6- What is SPM in the context of environmental standards?
(A) Suspended particulate matter
(B) Suspension particle mass
(C) Solvent particulate matter
(D) Small particle merge
7- What is the age encompassing the time since the extinction of the dinosaurs is known as?
(A) Mesozoic
(B) Cenozoic
(C) Palaeozoic
(D) Precambrian
8- Which among the following is the most potential source for extracting ancient DNA?
(A) Hair
(B) Teeth
(C) Skin
(D) Shell
9- Which of the following helps to calibrate the radiocarbon dates?
(A) Tree ring sequences
(B) Thermoluminescence
(C) Fossilization
(D) Genetics
10- What is the best-preserved material in the organic residue analysis of ceramics?
(A) Lipids
(B) Proteins
(C) DNA
(D) Starch
11- The assessment of bones between their deposition in sediment and its discovery?
(A) Proteomics
(B) Butchery
(C) Taphonomy
(D) Composting
12- Public archaeology primarily aims at what?
(A) Doing archaeology using public fund
(B) Outreach activities
(C) Doing archaeology in urban places
(D) Publication of reports
13- How LiDAR technology is helpful in archaeology?
(A) Remote sensing
(B) Elemental composition of artifacts
(C) microscopic vision
(D) Relative dating
14- Which technique among the following is the odd one in underwater archaeological research?
(A) Multibeam side-scan sonars
(B) Coring for sedimentology
(C) LiDAR seafloor topography
(D) Acoustic seafloor imaging
15- What are coprolites?
(A) Fossilized excreta contain food residues
(B) Plant cuticles from monocotyledons
(C) Soil containing pollen grains
(D) Collagen containing ancient DNA
16- What can be achieved through photogrammetry?
(A) 3D models of landscapes
(B) Photographs of old paintings
(C) Measurements from a conventional plan drawing
(D) Architectural features hidden subsurface
17- What is the best method to collect macro botanical remains from archaeological sediments?
(A) Soil micromorphology
(B) Dry sieving
(C) Water Floatation technique
(D) Solvent extraction method
18- What is the study of insects from ancient contexts termed?
(A) Paleoentomology
(B) Paleomalacology
(C) Ichthyoarchaeology
(D) Paleoanthracology
19- What is the order of the group of hoofed animals having an odd number of toes called?
(A) Perissodactyla
(B) Artiodactyla
(C) Lagomorph
(D) Rodentia
20- Which of the following term indicate the environmental impact on silver objects?
(A) Bronze disease
(B) Tarnishing
(C) Foxing
(D) Brass Contamination
21- “Crizzling” a type of deterioration is observed in which artifact?
(A) Glass
(B) Ceramic
(C) Stone
(D) Metal
22- “Slip” can be seen in which of the following ceramic art object?
(A) Pottery
(B) Porcelain
(C) Stoneware
(D) Lacquerware
23- What is Warping?
(A) Distortion of wood
(B) a technique
(C) Deterioration of textile
(D) Commercial adhesive
24- Which of the following type of glass is heat resistant?
(A) Crown glass
(B) Borosilicate glass
(C) Flint glass
(D) Painted glass.
25- Which of the following is most suitable for the conservation of a historic structure?
(A) Cement
(B) Granite
(C) Lime Mortar
(D) Slate
ANSWERS:
1-(D), 2-(C), 3-(D), 4-(A), 5-(C), 6-(A), 7-(B), 8-(B), 9-(A), 10-(A), 11-(C), 12-(B), 13-(A), 14-(B), 15-(A), 16-(A), 17-(C), 18-(A), 19-(A), 20-(B), 21-(A), 22-(A), 23-(A), 24-(B), 25-(C)